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Reservoir minimum water area (square kilometres)

· higher is better · 208 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2022
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  1. 1Russian Federation87,014.2
  2. 2United States48,439.6
  3. 3Tanzania34,923.1
  4. 4Uganda28,446.4
  5. 5Brazil23,886.6
  6. 6China13,063.1
  7. 7Finland7,276.5
  8. 8India6,758.5
  9. 9Kazakhstan6,122.9
  10. 10Ghana5,430.1
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.4,459.6
  12. 12Venezuela, RB4,370.2
  13. 13Kenya3,849.4
  14. 14Ukraine3,775.8
  15. 15Mexico3,236.9
  16. 16Argentina3,187.6
  17. 17Australia3,175.1
  18. 18Turkiye3,170.5
  19. 19Zimbabwe3,021.1
  20. 20Iraq2,928.6
  21. 21Zambia2,461.5
  22. 22Mozambique2,416
  23. 23Paraguay2,089.3
  24. 24Sudan1,922.4
  25. 25Thailand1,860.3
  26. 26Nigeria1,860.1
  27. 27South Africa1,690.4
  28. 28Norway1,686.3
  29. 29Spain1,431.5
  30. 30Malaysia1,379.9
  31. 31Uruguay1,336.8
  32. 32New Zealand1,109.9
  33. 33Japan999.9
  34. 34Viet Nam971.6
  35. 35Cameroon927.5
  36. 36Iran, Islamic Rep.802.2
  37. 37Lao PDR778.4
  38. 38Cote d'Ivoire748.2
  39. 39Ethiopia716.8
  40. 40Syrian Arab Republic634.3
  41. 41Myanmar617.9
  42. 42Mali601.5
  43. 43Azerbaijan544.5
  44. 44Pakistan510.3
  45. 45Romania442.8
  46. 46Tajikistan429.9
  47. 47Korea, Dem. People's Rep.425.6
  48. 48Peru407.4
  49. 49Portugal396.9
  50. 50Morocco383.8
  51. 51Italy377.2
  52. 52Colombia376.3
  53. 53Angola340.8
  54. 54Korea, Rep.333.6
  55. 55Burkina Faso330.1
  56. 56United Kingdom329.1
  57. 57Congo, Dem. Rep.320.4
  58. 58France307.1
  59. 59Poland288.9
  60. 60Kyrgyz Republic273.2
  61. 61Greece264.1
  62. 62Indonesia260.8
  63. 63Bulgaria242.9
  64. 64Panama240.5
  65. 65Iceland233.3
  66. 66Algeria223.2
  67. 67Chile218.6
  68. 68Bangladesh216.7
  69. 69Tunisia169.4
  70. 70Czechia166.9
  71. 71Uzbekistan162.4
  72. 72Germany151.3
  73. 73Serbia147.2
  74. 74Slovak Republic145.9
  75. 75Cambodia145.5
  76. 76Honduras139
  77. 77Sri Lanka136.2
  78. 78Turkmenistan129.5
  79. 79Ireland129.5
  80. 80Mauritania123.8
  81. 81Bosnia and Herzegovina98.4
  82. 82Switzerland96.4
  83. 83Botswana87.4
  84. 84Costa Rica83.4
  85. 85Albania80.2
  86. 86Philippines79.7
  87. 87Latvia76.8
  88. 88Ecuador69.1
  89. 89El Salvador66.5
  90. 90Moldova62
  91. 91Austria56.4
  92. 92Hungary55.6
  93. 93Dominican Republic53.7
  94. 94Afghanistan53.1
  95. 95Lithuania51.6
  96. 96Togo49.7
  97. 97Cuba49.2
  98. 98Mongolia49.2
  99. 99Croatia47
  100. 100North Macedonia44.9
  101. 101Madagascar44.1
  102. 102Namibia38.8
  103. 103Eswatini38.3
  104. 104Papua New Guinea38.1
  105. 105Guinea36.1
  106. 106Eritrea35.6
  107. 107Georgia35
  108. 108Congo, Rep.33
  109. 109Lesotho32.3
  110. 110Nicaragua32.1
  111. 111Senegal28.4
  112. 112Montenegro20.5
  113. 113Saudi Arabia16.5
  114. 114Bolivia16.2
  115. 115Armenia14.7
  116. 116Gabon13.4
  117. 117Belgium7.7
  118. 118Guatemala5.7
  119. 119Singapore5.7
  120. 120Puerto Rico (US)5.4
  121. 121Lebanon5.3
  122. 122Cyprus4.4
  123. 123Belize4.2
  124. 124Greenland3.7
  125. 125Fiji3.5
  126. 126Slovenia2.4
  127. 127Oman2.2
  128. 128Rwanda1.9
  129. 129Luxembourg1.4
  130. 130Libya1.2
  131. 131Benin1.1
  132. 132Liberia0.96
  133. 133Nepal0.76
  134. 134Jordan0.72
  135. 135Suriname0.5
  136. 136Sierra Leone0.48
  137. 137United Arab Emirates0.2
  138. 138Bhutan0.1
  139. 139Israel0.05
  140. 140Faroe Islands0
  141. 140St. Kitts and Nevis0
  142. 140Equatorial Guinea0
  143. 140Djibouti0
  144. 140Dominica0
  145. 140Isle of Man0
  146. 140Bermuda0
  147. 140Denmark0
  148. 140Northern Mariana Islands0
  149. 140Qatar0
  150. 140St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
  151. 140Bahamas, The0
  152. 140Guinea-Bissau0
  153. 140French Polynesia0
  154. 140Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  155. 140Bahrain0
  156. 140Kiribati0
  157. 140Tuvalu0
  158. 140Solomon Islands0
  159. 140British Virgin Islands0
  160. 140Barbados0
  161. 140Cayman Islands0
  162. 140Niger0
  163. 140Brunei Darussalam0
  164. 140Curacao0
  165. 140Virgin Islands (U.S.)0
  166. 140San Marino0
  167. 140Trinidad and Tobago0
  168. 140Hong Kong SAR, China0
  169. 140Liechtenstein0
  170. 140Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  171. 140Vanuatu0
  172. 140Tonga0
  173. 140New Caledonia0
  174. 140Jamaica0
  175. 140Guyana0
  176. 140Timor-Leste0
  177. 140Samoa0
  178. 140Gambia, The0
  179. 140South Sudan0
  180. 140Grenada0
  181. 140Naoero0
  182. 140Cabo Verde0
  183. 140Yemen, Rep.0
  184. 140Central African Republic0
  185. 140Sao Tome and Principe0
  186. 140Malta0
  187. 140Comoros0
  188. 140Palau0
  189. 140St. Lucia0
  190. 140St. Martin (French part)0
  191. 140Estonia0
  192. 140Mauritius0
  193. 140Monaco0
  194. 140Chad0
  195. 140Guam0
  196. 140Macao SAR, China0
  197. 140Haiti0
  198. 140Marshall Islands0
  199. 140Turks and Caicos Islands0
  200. 140Malawi0
  201. 140Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0
  202. 140Gibraltar0
  203. 140Seychelles0
  204. 140Aruba0
  205. 140Antigua and Barbuda0
  206. 140American Samoa0
  207. 140Burundi0
  208. 140Andorra0

Reservoir minimum water area (square kilometres)